parry

He’s hardly able to parry the upbraiding meted out by Mr. Giamatti’s Jean, fastidiously dressed and radiating pompous self-satisfaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Japanese prime minister’s resilience in the face of Chinese pressure could also be instructive to so-called middle powers that are searching for a way to parry pressure from both China and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Leon was in action again just before the half-hour mark to parry a close range header from Goncalo Ramos.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Moving to his left, Smith got both hands to the ball, only to parry in the direction of the slips, who could not grab the rebound.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

“Parry. A different parry for each part of the trunk.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Battles in Rise of the Ronin are lightning fast, full of parries, counterstrikes and flying sparks as steel meets steel.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Gavin Bazunu parries, but only straight to Anass Zaroury who buries the rebound first-time for the opener.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024

The two players traded taunts and parries, their lines racing around each other like a pair of squirrels.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022

This crisis has unfolded as a complex mosaic of moves and counter-moves, feints and bluffs, lunges and parries of counterintelligence and disinformation.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2022

The second fencer can’t attack until he parries.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He should have saved King's equaliser at his near post, while his initial save for Fulham's second was parried into a dangerous area, allowing Garcia to score.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

He parried worries about this World Cup with a groovy encouragement:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The winner came from the second phase of a corner, before Rogers had a long shot parried into Bellingham's path.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

He often appeared relaxed during the gubernatorial debates, at points even complimenting or joking with his rivals as they parried on stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

“I hope what you’ve heard about me is good,” I parried.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

He was parrying tough questions on a big stage for the first time, facing an audience who knew him only as the Angry L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Fifty minutes into her deposition, after parrying questions and defending herself against the court's doubts, Mamta's composure faltered for the first time.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025

Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere, that eats it.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

With practiced steps, she twirls the sword through the air in graceful arcs, thrusting and parrying against an invisible foe.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray